Tigers in the NFL (and beyond) – Week 2

Brandon Jacobs lost his helmet -- by throwing it into the crowd -- in the Giants ____ lost to the Colts.

Week 2, and we’ve got several surprising starts. The Cowboys and Vikings are 0-2 and the Bucs and Chiefs are 2-0. And who would have thought the Steelers would be 2-0 without their inglorious leader at quarterback and having to play two playoff teams in Atlanta and Tennessee? We had several starting QBs get yanked early who will not making the start in Week 3. Unfortunately, it looks like our boy Jason is one of them.

Quarterbacks:Jason Campbell #8 – Jason was benched at halftime after going 8/15 for 87 yards and an INT. The coaching staff has said that Campbell isn’t the same after a big hit he took in the preseason and chose to go with Bruce Gradkowski at QB this week. Will it last? Who knows, but right now Campbell is going to be riding the pine. More on him later. The Raiders beat the Rams, 16-14

Wide Recievers:Devin Aromashadu #19 – After having a good game in Week 1, Devin was inexplicably benched this week, only playing one down in the Bears’ big win over the Cowboys, 27-20. Even Devin doesn’t know why. Rumor has it that the primary complaint from the coaches is his poor job of blocking in that first game. That said, expect to see him play this Monday against the Packers.Ben Obamanu #87 – Ben had 2 catches for 30 yards and the lone receiving TD for Seattle as they were handled by the Broncos, 31-14. The surprising news is that the Seahawks chose to dress Ben over their highly touted rookie Golden Tate.Montez Billings #89 – is on the practice squad with the SaintsPrechae Rodriguez #85 – is with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL, but is currently banged up and not playing.

Cornerbacks:Carlos Rogers #22 – had 9 tackles and an INT in the Redskins’ heartbreaking loss to the Texans in OT, 30-27Jonathan Wilhite #24 – did not get the start but recorded 2 tackles for the Pats in their 28-14 loss to the Jets.Jerraud Powers #25 – had a good night with 3 tackles and an INT for the Colts as they beat the Giants 38-14. Jerraud has also been returning punts for the Colts and picked up 8 yards on three tries.Rod Hood #37 – is on IR with the Tennessee Titans.Walt McFadden #22 – has not played yet for the Raiders.Pat Lee #22 – played but did not record a stat in Green Bay’s win over the Bills 34-7.

Kickers:Robert Bironas #2 – was just 1/1 with a 21 yard field goal in the Titans’ 19-11 loss to the Steelers.Damon Duval #15 – was 4/5 on field goals last week and 2/2 on XP, for the season he is 27/35 on Field Goals and 31/31 on PATs and has scored 124 points using wacky Canadian math.

News and Notes on other guys:

HB Tristan Davis #20 was cut by the Dolphins after he fumbled a kick return in the preseason. He has not been picked up by any other team.
HB Rudi Johnson is MIA, last seen with the Lions.
HB Tre Smith was last with the Hamilton Tiger Cats, but is not currently active.

WR Tim Carter is MIA, last seen with the Rams.
WR Courtney Taylor is very hard to track down, last seen with the Seahawks.
WR/TE Anthony Mix spent the last season with the Arena Football’s Arizona Rattlers. He caught 19 passes for 219 yards and 5 TDs but ended the season on the IR. (Thanks to Justin.)

OL Wayne Gandy is a free agent.
OL Kendall Simmons is hanging around with the Buffalo Bills.
OL Jeno James is MIA, last seen with the Dolphins.
OL Mike Pucillo is out of football, last seen with the Browns.

DE Stanley McClover is MIA, last seen with the Texans last year on IR.

LB Dontarrious Thomas ended last season with the Chargers, but right now is with the Sacramento Mountain Lions
LB Tray Blackmon is MIA, last seen with the Calgary Stampeder’s in the CFL.

CB Kevin Hobbs #23 was with the Lions, then the Dolphins, then cut.

Questions, comments, anyone you want to know about that’s not listed? Let me know and I’ll have it up next week!

Thor Burk came to Auburn as a young man in 1997 and never left. He’s always loved Bo Jackson, but his true love of Auburn football proper began in the early 90s. In addition to writing a weekly report on Tiger greats in the NFL, he’s a professional BBQ judge (Memphis certified), and all around foodie. Write him at [email protected].

You can read his notes on Week 1 here and his former-Tigers-only break down of Madden’s revamped rating system here.

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I always pick my NFL buy the Auburn players on them. Dolphins? Still dislike them because of all the Bama players when I was a kid. Bills? Will never see them. Raiders? Don’t bench Jason, and maybe I could stomach it — especially since my local Broncos haven’t had an Auburn player in the 17 years I’ve lived here. Titans? Sen’Derrick and Bironas, maybe. Colts? Jarraud has always been one of my favorites and I like seeing Peyton succeed. Redskins dropped too many AU guys. Same with Seahawks.

Maybe this is why I watch as much football on Saturdays and rarely turn on the set for the NFL. Go Bucs?

Please stop posting Brandon Jacobs as an NFL player from Auburn. Yes he played a season at Auburn, but was run out of town because of attitude problems. Additionally he doesn’t claim Auburn in any fashion, Southern IL. instead. He also clearly doesn’t represent the Auburn family in any way I can see.